Sentenced To Marry Her Cook? Emperor Justinian II’s Bizarre Punishment Of A Rebel’s Wife

Yes, according to medieval chronicles, Emperor Justinian II of Constantinople (r. 685-695, 705-711) sentenced the wife of a rebel to marry her household cook....

A Summary Of 15th-Century Witchcraft Beliefs By Pope Innocent VIII

Pope Innocent VIII (r. 1484-1492) was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church when Jacob (or James) Sprenger and Heinrich (or Henry) Kramer began formulating...

Herbert Krause

Herbert Krause (c. 1905-1976) "I guess we never learn from the troubles of other folks; we learn only from our troubles; and then—then it's too...

Muse Of Lyric Poetry, By Henry Siddons Mowbray (c. 1858–1928)

This artwork, by the American artist Henry Siddons Mowbray (c. 1858–1928), depicts the Muse of Lyric Poetry and it is part of a series...

Aristotle

  Aristotle (c. 384-322 BCE) "Utility is an impermanent thing: it changes according to circumstances." From The Nicomachean Ethics (Book VIII, section 3, Bekker page 1156a) by Aristotle,...

The Legend Of Wooden Doves In Early Lombard Burial Grounds

As told by the Lombard historian, Paul the Deacon (c. 720-799), his Lombard ancestors had a funerary custom in which they set up post...

The Bizarre Tale Of A Goblin That Gave Away Free Drinks In The Reign Of Charlemagne (Video Edition)

In this medieval history video essay, we discuss a tale about a friendly goblin who made some mischief in a town within the realm...

The First Monarch To Convert His Nation To Christianity Was Tiridates III of Armenia

(Gregory the Illuminator, 14th century mosaic from the Pammakaristos Church, Constantinople, via Creative Commons)   The reign of Constantine the Great is often seen as...

Plutarch

Plutarch (c. 50-120) "So very difficult a matter is it to trace and find out the truth of any thing by history, when, on the...
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